After coming out of Su Xiaoluo's office, Zhao Yun felt relaxed all over.
Although it was only a short walk to the training room, he still felt like he was carrying wind as he walked.
As for Su Xiaoluo, after some exchanges with Zhao Yun, regarding this matter, he directly changed his usual habit of laziness and procrastination, and instead quickly communicated with Mafa and the coaching staff with great efficiency.
The whole process took less than half an hour and a consensus was successfully reached.
Then that night, a group of IG members received the latest notification from @all members in the team’s WeChat group.
[List of personnel for recent training matches (new)]
[Summer Split Starting List (tentative)]
Although there were only two simple list texts, all the IG members who had read the contents showed expressions of surprise.
Because in it, everyone can clearly see that compared to the previous list, this latest list has a huge change in the top lane position!
Not only has Zhao Yun's number of appearances in training games been reduced by more than half, but even the starting top laner in the summer split has basically been replaced by TheShy!
Seeing this, all the IG players in the training room couldn't help but look at Zhao Yun, who looked relaxed next to him.
"Shit! Brother Yunzi, have you seen the latest list? Look, look, look!"
Prince Ning shouted unexpectedly from the side.
In this regard, Zhao Yun looked calm.
"Have seen it, what's wrong?"
Prince Ning was stunned when he saw his reaction.
"Let me go, didn't you see that your starting lineup is gone? Brother, how can you be so calm about this?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun looked at his computer screen and made a 'cut' sound nonchalantly.
"What are you making all this fuss about?"
"For this matter, I went to Brother Luo and asked for rotation during the day. I have never seen anyone from the starting lineup ask for rotation? Why are you so surprised?"
Hearing this, not only King Ning, but other IG members immediately looked over curiously.
"Ah? You asked for it yourself?"
Prince Ning scratched his head, obviously a little confused.
In such a fiercely competitive e-sports circle, he has heard a lot about substitute players strongly wanting to start the game, but to be honest, he has never seen a starting player actively requesting a substitute rotation.
"No, this is not a good fight. Why is there a sudden rotation?"
Prince Ning really didn't understand.
Zhao Yun glanced at him and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"
Hearing this, Prince Ning had not yet spoken, but Ah Shui next to him was the first to speak.
"What's the truth?"
Ah Shui turned the gaming chair around with a look of curiosity on his face.
When Zhao Yun saw this, he smiled lightly and his tone was calm and serious.
"The truth is, the truth is, I suddenly found that my true strength is a bit too weak, so I plan to spend some time in retreat to practice hard. After I improve my strength and become stronger, I will go out to control the lightning like crazy."
"This is my true thoughts at the moment. Every sentence is true, truer than pearls."
"Well, you should understand it this way."
Zhao Yun touched his chin and explained to his teammates in a very sincere tone in what he thought was a serious tone.
After hearing what he said, the other IG team members were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and burst into cheerful laughter.
Not only were they laughing, but even Ning Wang and Ah Shui couldn't help but pia~pia~pia~ applauded.
Prince Ning: "Wonderful! Wonderful, Brother Yunzi! What a wonderful improvisational performance."
Ah Shui: "Awesome, if you really put aside the facts, if you ask an outsider to come in, Brother Yunzi, a master who pretends to be a lonely person, will definitely stand up."
Kid: "It's so funny, if the person who said this was not Fmvp in the 2017 Global Finals, I would believe it."
Xihuang: "Indeed, if the number one ranking in Hanbok, which has been maintained for more than half a year, falls again, I will believe it."
Ah Shui: "I originally thought that Brother Yunzi had become the ceiling in the cup arranging industry. I never expected that there was something out of the world. I really got to know the brothers. It turns out that cups can still be filled like this?"
Rookie: "Brother Yunzi is pretending, I will give you full marks."
Baolan: "Speaking of which, regardless of the facts, if the world's number one top laner wants to rise, where should he rise to?"
Ah Shui: "Number one in the universe?"
King Ning: "Doesn't that mean he becomes a god? Just like the Triple Crown winner next door, SKT, who directly transforms into a living god?"
Baolan: "Okay, then I probably understand what Brother Yunzi means. Set a small goal first, surpass Faker and win the Triple Crown?"
Ah Shui: "Awesome, when I was still worrying about how to outwit my teammates and opponents in this round of rankings, Brother Yun Zi had actually thought so far ahead? As expected of you, Changshan Zhao Zilong!"
Duke: "Awesome, that's all."
TheShy: "Twister!"
"..."
For a moment, Zhao Yun's "truth" that he said sincerely was regarded as "the latest show-off" in the eyes of all the team members.
Everyone burst into laughter, and the IG training room was filled with laughter.
Regarding such a result, Zhao Yun's inner trend showed no fluctuation at all.
Haha, isn’t it just that no one believes the truth? It’s been like this these days, I’m used to it.
Amidst the laughter, Ah Shui continued to ask curiously while laughing.
"OK, now that I've heard the truth, I'm actually quite curious. What are the lies?"
"Brother Yunzi, why don't you just tell everyone about it at once."
As soon as these words came out, everyone cast curious glances at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun himself, in this situation, just replied casually.
"If you lie..."
"The weather is hot, I'm lazy, I just don't want to go to work, so I'm taking a few days off."
"How about it, brothers? This reason is reasonable enough."
Zhao Yun smiled and looked at his teammates.
When they heard this, all the IG team members looked surprised.
"Okay, that makes sense!"
"Indeed, this is very credible!"
"Nothing wrong, this is very scientific!"
"Although it's a bit depraved to say it, I also want to show off. What should I do to my brothers?"
"It's so funny, Prince Ning, if you want to learn, then just follow Brother Yunzi's example of rotating as a substitute. It just so happens that Xiao Leyan from the second team seems to be performing very well recently. I strongly recommend you to apply for a rotation with Brother Luo, hahaha."
"Just kidding, hehehe."
"Okay, after such a rotation, all the pressure will come to TheShy."
"Come on, Cheng Lu! Try harder to put Zhao Zilong on the bench. Then I will be your number one fan, hahaha."
"Oh~ I am not generous, I am not generous! But I, I am generous, come on!"
"..."
Suddenly, the laughter and laughter of the past returned to the rest room of the IG team.
Although the entire team was a little surprised by the rotation, under such a good situation, it didn't cause too many disturbances.
In this way, with the last five days left before the start of the summer split, IG's training matches during this period have all begun to train according to the latest arrangements.
The condition of everyone in the IG team seems to be extremely stable.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner according to the newly formulated training plan.
Until June 11th, the day before the summer split begins.
When IG's official Weibo released the starting list at noon, it shocked the majority of netizens and IG fans.
In this Weibo, the IDs of the five IG starters are clearly written.
What was different from before was that TheShy appeared in the starting position, while Zhao Yun appeared in the rotation substitute position.
When I saw this, the number of comments on this Weibo suddenly increased several times compared to usual, and most of the top comments basically meant the same thing.
【Where's the Lancer?】
【I, Zilong, am not the first starter?】
【Give me back my blue brother!】
[The first day I couldn’t see Brother Yunzi, I missed him]
【……】
For a moment, not only IG fans, but also some passers-by who joined in the fun were very curious about why IG would make such a personnel change.
Of course, before this, some well-informed fans had actually received relevant information from the IG Club operations.
In addition, because of Zhao Yun's unique live broadcast style, his fan base has always been relatively Buddhist and tolerant, so everyone is just curious and surprised. Even on Weibo, the overall comment style is funny and
The whole job is the main thing.
On the contrary, in e-sports forums such as Baidu Tieba, Anti-Stress Bar and Hupu, the discussion on this matter is even more heated.
Especially in the anti-pressure bar, the old friends of the post bar who had not watched any games during the offseason finally found an interesting thing to post on the post, and the discussion started in full swing on the same day.
Coincidentally, in the starting list released by RNG, the ADC is not Uzi, but Y4.
Then the schedule for this first day of competition is.
IG team-VS-EDG team.
RNG team-VS-WE team.
Although it is not a theoretical Battle of Tianwang Mountain, such a schedule is also very popular, and it has aroused great enthusiasm before the start of the game.
…
On June 11th, Shanghai Super Brand Plaza.
Finally, the much-anticipated LPL Summer Split has begun.
Two months later, because of winning the MSI championship again, the popularity of the LOL game has been rising crazily throughout the year. With sufficient funds, the LPL competition venues and live broadcast quality have also improved.
A huge improvement is visible to the naked eye.
All in all, in one sentence, whether it is the audience in front of the screen or the audience at the scene, the viewing experience is much better than before.
Then, under the spotlight, the opening game of the summer split, the game between IG and EDG finally started right away.
And with the last ten minutes left before going on stage, in IG's backstage lounge, even TheShy, who usually has a good attitude, showed a rare hint of nervousness.
There is no way, now he is really just an ordinary 'younger brother' in the IG team.
As a substitute player who has been on the bench for nearly a year, he finally got a chance to play, and he is still on the currently recognized No. 1 team in the world, replacing the original "World's No. 1 top laner".
And at this time, IG is still in the midst of a miraculous winning streak!
If he, a little-known substitute, failed to perform well after he came on the bench and his winning streak was interrupted because of himself, TheShy would simply not dare to think about that situation.
Therefore, the pressure involved is indeed a bit heavy for him at this moment.
However, this is pressure, but it is also an opportunity!
When he learned that he had the chance to play, TheShy was so excited that he couldn't sleep for two nights. He was so ecstatic that he couldn't help himself.
At the same time, during this period of training, he did not dare to relax at all. Not only did he want to play every training match with extreme seriousness and concentration, but even Rank changed his previous happy nature and began to focus and take it seriously. Ranking for each game.
Just to be in the best condition and show your truest strength in this IG!
At this moment, seeing the game approaching, TheShy was full of nervousness and excitement. He was trying his best to adjust his breathing and state to prepare for the game that was about to start.
Then inevitably, some random thoughts began to appear in my mind.
'It's not okay to be so nervous. You must calm down quickly.'
'What if I don't play well? If IG's miraculous winning streak is cut off in my hands, won't I become IG's eternal sinner?'
'Come on Kang Seung-rok! Even if it's just a small role on IG, you can definitely do it!'
"There are no problems in training games. EDG's style has been restrained by us. As long as we play normally, we can win!"
'Besides, there are also Yi Jin hyung and the others. Everyone is very strong. As long as I perform normally, I will be fine!'
'You must seize this rare opportunity! Come on!'
'Damn it! Try your best, Jiang Chenglu, and stop being so nervous! Isn't it just for today that you have been working so hard for so long?'
‘…’
Although I have been cheering myself up.
But it is inevitable that as a substitute player who has not officially played in a game for nearly a year and serves as a starter in this brand-new champion IG, Theshy is still full of uneasiness and nervousness.
Although he has appeared on IG before, the situation today is completely different from that back then.
This IG is no longer that IG.
In the past, he basically played games easily, and his emotions didn't fluctuate much when he won or lost. He could be said to have a big heart, or he could be said to be heartless.
But playing this time has a completely different meaning for him.
What he has to consider is not only his own dreams and interests, but also the glory and efforts shared by other teammates, and even the expectations and support of thousands of IG fans.
For the first time, he deeply felt what real pressure was.
For him, who has had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, has no worries most of the time, and has always had a rough personality, this is really a very new and unfamiliar emotion.
For a moment, this boy, who was also only eighteen years old, felt a little overwhelmed and didn't know how to deal with it.
But at this moment, he felt his shoulder being tapped lightly.
Turning his head, he happened to see Zhao Yun's cheerful smiling face.
"Brother Yunzi?"
TheShy spoke classic Chinese and was slightly startled.
Zhao Yun, on the other hand, didn't pay much attention to Theshy's condition. The reason why he came here was just because he wanted to go to the auditorium in front to watch the game.
Seeing TheShy standing in front, I naturally patted him on the shoulder.
"Come on Cheng Lu, fight hard, I'm optimistic about you!"
"The game will start soon. I will go directly to the auditorium in front to watch the game and wait for your good news."
Seeing that he did not have to play a game, but could still wear shorts, short-sleeved slippers, and watch the game while drinking Coke, Zhao Yun was in a great mood. After casually saying a few words, he went straight to the special guest viewing area without looking back.
What he didn't know was that TheShy was suddenly stunned when he looked at his cool back.
"ah?"
"He went directly to the auditorium without looking back and without even wearing the team uniform. Does this mean we are sure to win and there is no need for him to play?"
"Brother Yunzi, why does he trust me so much?"
In an instant, I, who had never achieved anything, suddenly learned that I had been recognized by my idol.
TheShy suddenly felt that the confusion in his heart was swept away, his eyes became firm, and his whole person was full of confidence.